Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a joint director of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹70,000 from a private firm’s representative in Hyderabad, officials said on Sunday.
The accused, Ramakanth Sagar Muthyala, a Scientist-D posted in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, was taken into custody along with V. Lakshminarayana Reddy, alias Babu Reddy, a representative of Kronax Engineering and Pressure Vessels Private Limited, after the bribe was exchanged, sources said.
According to the CBI, the bribe was allegedly paid in exchange for BIS approval to manufacture 12,500 cylinders. Following the arrests, the agency conducted searches at Muthyala’s residential and official premises in Hyderabad and Vijayawada, leading to the recovery of incriminating documents.
“The accused public servant demanded and accepted a bribe for granting BIS certification. Searches have resulted in the recovery of crucial evidence,” a CBI spokesperson said in an official statement.
Further investigation into the case is underway.
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